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From: Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
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Subject: Re: Encryption comes to RCS at last on iPhones.
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:32:09 +0100
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Jörg Lorenz, 2025-03-26 15:36:

> On 26.03.25 14:10, Arno Welzel wrote:
>> Jörg Lorenz, 2025-03-24 21:40:
>>
>>> On 24.03.25 14:31, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>> I don't see the link. You said "RCS is forbidden as well", which is 
>>>> different of "not supported".
>>>
>>> I repeat it for you and Arlen: Nobody needs RCS and in particular nobody
>>> wants it. It is an inferior and insecure service. Full stop.
>>
>> E-Mail is also insecure and still used world wide nevertheless.
> 
> Asymmetric encryption for e-mail exists.
> OpenPGP und S/MIME are much more powerful than anything these messengers
> offer.

Yes, but both are not used widely used since encryption is optional for
e-mail and not mandatory.

Besides that PGP and S/MIME both had vulnerabilities:
<https://efail.de/>


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